Three cases of cholesterol granuloma in the mandible
신민정, 신재명, 허경회, 이원진, 문제운, 최순철,
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신민정 ( Shin Min-Jung ) - 서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실
신재명 ( Shin Jae-Myung ) - 인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 방사선과학교실
허경회 ( Huh Kyung-Hoe ) - 서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실
이원진 ( Yi Won-Jin ) - 서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실
문제운 ( Moon Je-Woon ) - 서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실
최순철 ( Choi Soon-Chul ) - 서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실
KMID : 0896020070370040225
Abstract
Cholesterol granuloma is an unusual clinical entity described as an inflammatory granulation in response to the deposit of cholesterol crystals. It can develop in any portion of air cells within the temporal bone as a result of a lack of aeration and inadequate drainage, especially in the middle ear cavity. Here, we report very unusual three cases of cholesterol granuloma developed in mandible. In the first case a 68-year-old male with a large mass arising from the mandible was observed. Panoramic radiograph and computed tomography scans revealed a huge expanding lesion in the mandible. In the second case a 47-year-old female with a cystic lesion in the mandible was observed.
And in the third case a 19-year-old male complaining atypical facial pain had a large lesion in the mandibular ramus. The histopathologic examinations of the cases showed numerous cholesterol crystals surrounded by multinucleated foreign body giant cells. (Korean J Oral Maxillofac Radiol 2007; 37 : 225-30)
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Cholesterol Granuloma; Mandible; Diagnostic Imaging
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